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Federal Policy Reporter @insidehighered | Mizzou made. Ohio native. | Passionate about storytelling, research and public service.
Washington, D.C.
Joined September 2019
The Department of Ed has yet to open applications for grants that student advocates say are critical for low-income and adult learners. Without federal funding, they fear many basic needs and daycare services on campus will be forced to shutter. Read more at the đź”— bellow:
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Experts fear the number of uninsured students will rise and graduation rates will drop due to Medicaid cuts in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. Vital mental health services will be harder to access, they add. Read more from @insidehighered's Johanna Alonso:
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Massive cuts to a federal health insurance program could impact the 3.4Â million college students who rely on it.
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A strong profile on undersecretary nominee Nicholas Kent from @CQuintanaDC. Backers say Kent has "a deep knowledge" of higher ed policy. Critics question his ties to a for-profit college that "paid millions to settle claims of fraud.".
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Trump's pick to oversee higher ed was a vice president for a company that paid $13 million to settle accusations it defrauded the student aid system.
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BREAKING: @UVA President James Ryan resigns under pressure from the @TheJusticeDept. The dept. has been investigating the university's DEI programs and alleged resistance to closing them since April. Higher ed experts say this is a “major blow” to academic freedom.
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House committees put the finishing touches on their sections of the reconciliation megabill early this week. Now, that all the pieces of the puzzle are laid out, what does it mean for higher ed? We asked that question so you don't have to. Read more at the link below.
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Yesterday's Antisemitism Awareness Act markup was tense. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) voted with Dems on several amendments, arguing the current bill violates First Amendment rights. A final vote to advance the bill from committee to floor was postponed. Full recap at the đź”— below:
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ICYMI: Two separate court orders were filed today, blocking the Trump administration’s Dear Colleague letter which deemed all DEI programs and scholarships illegal. @AFTHigherEd and @NEAToday praised the rulings. Read more from @insidehighered at the link below 🔗:
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RT @Knott_Katherine: Well we finally got the executive order on accreditation. Here’s what’s in it, among other things. From me and @Jess….
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The Trump administration is changing the way the White House press briefing room works. And the New York Times explains how:
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The Trump administration is considering taking control of the seating in the White House press briefing room from the independent White House Correspondents’ Association. Ashley Wu, a graphics...
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ICYMI: Nearly 1/3 of the 53 higher ed policy proposals in Project 2025 have been at least partially executed. "Everything that they’ve done so far within their power—and I would say some of it exceeding their power—has been very much in line," said @WesleyWhistle. Link below:
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RT @ByMikeBaker: Today is the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and also the 160th anniversary of the most buried lede i….
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RT @amowreader: We're tracking international student visa revocations across the country, follow our data updates here:. .
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